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‘Geodiversity for science and society’
"Whilst climate and biodiversity are now routinely included in international conventions and policy briefings, geodiversity has been largely overlooked".
A new edition of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (A) (Vol.382, Issue 2269) focuses on the role of geodiversity in sustainability and human well-being, biodiversity science and nature conservation, and tourism at geoheritage sites; also, providing novel methods and frameworks for measuring and monitoring geodiversity worldwide, and providing an update on geoconservation in international policy. See here.
There are several interesting free-access papers, among them one by Prof Murray Gray, a member of the NGP.
‘Geodiversity for science and society’
"Whilst climate and biodiversity are now routinely included in international conventions and policy briefings, geodiversity has been largely overlooked".
A new edition of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (A) (Vol.382, Issue 2269) focuses on the role of geodiversity in sustainability and human well-being, biodiversity science and nature conservation, and tourism at geoheritage sites; also, providing novel methods and frameworks for measuring and monitoring geodiversity worldwide, and providing an update on geoconservation in international policy. See here.
There are several interesting free-access papers, among them one by Prof Murray Gray, a member of the NGP.
Norwich Biodiversity Baseline Study 2024
Reporting on the biodiversity of Norwich and opportunities for enhancing it. Includes information about County Geodiversity Sites and Candidate CGS.
See here for documents and maps.
Geological Conservation Review books now online
The Geological Conservation Review (GCR) volumes are a review of the most significant geology, geomorphology and palaeontology sites in the UK. The scientific information in them underpins the designation of SSSIs. Up to now, they have only been available as expensive hardback volumes or a scattering of weighty PDFs. The Scottish Geology Trust has now made them available online - see here..
Norwich and the sinkhole that swallowed a bus
An animation by Natural England about Norwich's chalk heritage starting with an unfortunate incident in 1989.
eDNA from soils used to identify biodiversity at Stoke Ferry wetland project
The Eastern Daily Press reports on an Albanwise Environment consultancy project at Stoke Ferry to use eDNA samples from soils to analyse local biodiversity. This is in order to inform wetland restoration plans. See here.
'Boxstones - In Search of Miocene Suffolk'
Video of a presentation by Tim Holt-Wilson given to the Geological Society of Norfolk, 1st November 2024.
The Miocene was a time of net erosion in Britain, and our knowledge of British landscape and wildlife is extremely patchy for this period. Sandstone debris from the 'Trimley Sands' of south-east Suffolk is a precious vestige of the late Miocene, and this talk interpreted what we know of this material and the lost lifeworld it evokes.
Fen Edge Archaeology for Land Managers advisory presentation
The Brecks Fen Edge & Rivers landscape partnership has published a presentation by Tim Holt-Wilson and David Robertson on conserving the archaeological assets of the Fen edge and associated river valleys of the Lark, Little Ouse and Wissey. It consists of 58 pages with commentary read by Neil Jarvis.
It is intended to advise farmers and land managers, and includes informati0n about management options and funding. There are plans to turn it into a booklet if funding becomes available.
SSSI site condition monitoring work
This year we were commissioned by Natural England via the Geology Trusts to carry out further geological SSSI condition monitoring work. The sites were the Devil's Punchbowl, Hockham Mere, Sidestrand and Trimingham Cliffs (four reports), Weybourne Cliffs (two reports) and Weybourne Town Pit.
Photos
Left: Weybourne Town Pit, showing a chalk-rich 'marly drift' glacial deposits of the Sheringham Cliffs Formation (Middle Pleistocene).
Below left: The Devil's Punchbowl, a classic 'Breckland Mere developed in a karstic 'doline' depression. Water levels fluctuate according to local groundwater.
Below right: mass movement in Pleistocene glacial till in the cliffs at Trimingham.
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